John Richardson

Portland Press Herald

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Published
June 11, 2012

US Senate race tops many ballots

Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday to make decisions ranging from who could be Maine’s next U.S. senator to whether to regulate roosters in the town of Raymond.
Published
June 9, 2012

Housing chairman denies ‘witch hunt’ against McCormick

The chairman of the Maine State Housing Authority’s board of directors told legislators Friday that “we weren’t on a witch hunt” against Dale McCormick before she resigned as head of the agency in March.
Published
June 9, 2012

Housing authority chairman says McCormick wasn’t targeted

The chairman of the Maine State Housing Authority’s board of directors told legislators Friday that “we weren’t on a witch hunt” against Dale McCormick before she resigned as head of the agency in March.
Published
June 7, 2012

Officials say voter turnout could be low for primary

Maine election officials are expecting an unusually low turnout for Tuesday’s primary elections, which could influence the outcome of the hotly contested U.S. Senate races.
Published
June 7, 2012

Officials predict low turnout for Maine’s Tuesday election

Maine election officials are expecting an unusually low turnout for Tuesday’s primary elections, which could influence the outcome of the hotly contested U.S. Senate races. Today is the deadline to request an absentee ballot or to vote early by casting an absentee ballot at a city or town hall. So far, the number of absentee […]
Published
June 6, 2012

Democrat Senate candidates tackle spending cuts at Portland debate

PORTLAND — The four Democrats running for U.S. Senate debated Social Security cuts and criticized anti-terror policies during a live televised forum Tuesday, one week before voters go to the polls in the statewide primary.
Published
June 6, 2012

Pollard separates from other Democrats

PORTLAND — The four Democrats running for U.S. Senate debated Social Security cuts and criticized anti-terror policies during a live televised forum Tuesday, one week before voters go to the polls in the statewide primary.
Published
June 5, 2012

Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidates face off in debate

Portland businessman Benjamin Pollard says he supports cuts to Medicare and Social Security, while the other three defend those programs.
Published
June 4, 2012

Political Notebook: Unclear why Poliquin is targeted

Is State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin the frontrunner in the six-way Republican U.S. Senate primary? Poliquin isn’t the only one to think so, especially after rival Republicans candidates criticized him in the media last week. The GOP primary race had been a decidedly friendly contest until Poliquin drew fire from opponents for running on the coattails […]
Published
June 4, 2012

ON MAINE POLITICS: Republicans jockey for position

Is state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin the front-runner in the six-way race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate?